Slash Auditions for Poison – Moments That Nearly Destroyed Rock

Hollywood was the place to be if you were a rocker looking to make it in the mid '80s. But not long before we were all welcomed to the jungle, Slash auditioned for the Bret Michaels-led Poison. In a 2010 interview with Classic Rock Revisited, Slash revealed that he had decided to quit the pre-Guns N' Roses band Hollywood Rose and was referred to Poison by their exiting guitarist at the time.

Slash says he made it to the final two, but knew it wasn't going to work when he was asked about wearing makeup. Poison ended up offering the job to C.C. Deville. Had Slash been chosen for Poison, would Guns N' Roses have ever reached the pinnacle without him? And while successful in their own right, would Poison have become the iconic act that GN'R went on to be?